Invitation to Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) Outreach Event Time and Date: 19.30 – 27 January 2016 Duration: Approx. 90 minutes Location: ICANN, 6 Rond Point Schuman Bt. 1, Brussels B-1040, Belgium, https://goo.gl/maps/nXxTtuxdsgL2 (a few minutes from Schuman metro station) Target group: Civil Society and digital rights activists as well as individuals with non-commercial interests in […]
NCUC held an outreach meeting for Civil Society during ICANN 53, which targeted local and newcomer NGO/civil society community (https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/sat-civil-society-ncuc). Several speakers spoke to the various concerns that NCUC has been following in ICANN, and the need to have a civil society voice. In his welcome remarks, NCUC Chair Bill Drake pointed out that there […]
The powerful interests who shape the development of rules for the Internet have far more resources at their disposal than those who fight for users’ rights and freedoms online. As such, they are exceptionally well organized, and you can guarantee for every one of their initiatives that reaches the public spotlight, they have several parallel […]
The CCWG was just concluded 2 days of intense negotiations at Le Meridien Etoile in Paris. With 76 members and participants in person in the room and a further 30 participating remotely this was a well attended meeting, Robin Gross the NCSG member was present and myself James Gannon and Ed Morris were also in […]
ICANN Accountability Deficits Revealed in .AFRICA Panel Ruling By Robin D. Gross – 16 July 2015 Full Article as .PDF “Fortress ICANN” No Longer Able to Shield Itself from Accountability In an important test of ICANN’s primary accountability mechanism, its Independent Review Process (IRP), the organization has been handed a stinging blow over its mishandling […]